WRV PPTP Server? How?

Doc... I read in a reply of your to another user that you suggested he turn on the PPTP server portion of the WRV. How is that done? I looked all through the settings and I didn't see an option for this. What am I missing?

The WRV handles the PPTP authentication when a client (or another router) wants to connect...

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If you look very closely at the configuration file for the WRV54G you will see that with some careful edits you can turn on the PPTP Server functionality. I have done so and it works fine. Not too surprising that it supports this given that the Jungo OS kernel that these things run on is the same as the USR8200 which supports PPTP Server. Of course, it supports a whole bunch more junk including the ability to connect firewire and USB hard drives to it, but I understand by peaking in from time to time on the USR forums that they're having problems getting timely firmware updates too.

Incidentally, I finally sold my WRV54G. I'll stick with my Cisco PIX 501 for the VPN stuff. Lamentably the PIX doesn't use hardware acceleration for the 3DES encrption as does the Linksys but it is a solid performer and can be had relatively cheaply on eBay if you're patient and troll for bargains.

longtime since you've been around. As always, this device has its good and bad reviews. Personally, I've been able to do "everything" it's been advertised to do, minus finding out why the AES function is missing. Incidentally, my WRV54G mail notification started working when I bought my own domain. The site's servers allow you to use smtp, so that was another plus.

PPTP on this little unit works fine, but I'll probably start using my Cisco 1720 and 2610 to work on Cisco vpn...